Kensington Plantation House Explained

Kensington Plantation House
Location:East of Eastover off South Carolina Highway 764, near Eastover, South Carolina
Coordinates:33.87°N -80.6522°W
Built:-1853
Architecture:Second Empire
Added:January 25, 1971
Refnum:71000806

Kensington Plantation House is a historic plantation house located near Eastover, Richland County, South Carolina. It was built between 1851 and 1853, by Colonel Richard Singleton, a brother of Angelica Singleton Van Buren, daughter-in-law of President Martin Van Buren. The wood frame dwelling consists of a -story, central section with a Second Empire style copper covered dome, flanked by lower wings with arched colonnades. The front entrance features a porte-cochere with Corinthian order arches and pilasters.[1] [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: William Seale . Kensington Plantation House . South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission . August 1970 . July 10, 2014.
  2. Web site: Kensington Plantation House, Richland County (off S.C. Hwy. 764, Eastover vicinity) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . July 10, 2014.